American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
Future Reflections Convention Issue 2023
At the 2023 meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, the constitution was amended, requiring the Board of Directors to include no fewer than ten and no more than fifteen members.
The following board members were elected: First Vice President: Sandra McKinney, Tennessee, to complete the term of Abby Duffy, who resigned due to illness.
The following were elected to serve as General Board members: Jeannette Jones, California; Emily Gindelsburger, Pennsylvania; Tabitha Mitchell, Hawaii; Jackie Anderson, Georgia; Sarah Kassim, Louisiana.
Blind Equality Achievement Month
https://nfb.org/programs-services/blind-month
Remember history, advance equality, celebrate accomplishments! The National Federation of the Blind celebrates the organized blind movement during October each year. Chapters across the country organize local outreach events. Submit your events, activities, and celebrations so they can be posted.
2023 ISLAND Conference
https://islandconference.org/island-2023-registration
Contact: [email protected]
Dates: October 20-21, 2023
The ISLAND Conference serves as a forum for access technology developers, science educators, rehabilitation professionals, and educational researchers to network and share their experiences around how they have promoted the inclusion of persons with disabilities into STEM fields of study. Come and learn what is being done to promote inclusion in the STEM classroom for students with disabilities.